Barely a year after restoring constitutional order and dominating elections, Chad’s government is doubling down against opposition and free speech.

South Africa has undergone a second transition, away from the ideals of a constitutional democracy, first into a gatekeeper state, and then increasingly into what academics call a ‘violent democracy’.

The City of Tshwane says it is looking into reports of possible water contamination at the Montana Reservoir, north of Pretoria, after multiple complaints from residents about discoloured and ...

The National Gambling Board’s chief strategic adviser Caroline Kongwa has resigned. She earned R3.4-million last year.

US President Donald Trump intensified his trade war with Canada a day ahead of his August 1 deadline for a tariff agreement, saying it would be "very hard" to make a deal with Canada after it gave its ...

A visit to the Port of Cape Town reveals the complex reality behind Transnet’s recovery efforts, and why the state’s massive financial intervention might just be the lifeline the South African economy ...

Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of detaining 20 of its soldiers and killing another in post-ceasefire incidents, as a fragile peace held for a third day along their disputed border.

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New York City detectives investigating this week's mass shooting were interviewing the attacker's associates in his home state of Nevada on Wednesday, as gun safety advocates expressed dismay that he ...

Plastic pollution was a big-ticket item at a recent meeting of African environment ministers in Nairobi. The experience of communal farmers in the Eastern Cape, who are tackling single-use nappies ...

Woolworths has announced a first-of-its-kind benefits package designed to change the lives of thousands of its employees.

One of the most important and most interesting questions of our time is whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has the political power to do what he says he wants to do. For several years, he has been ...